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Name _______________________________________________________ Date ____________________ The English Civil War, Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution Let’s Start With England… England had a civil war against the absolute power of the monarchy. Why? Arguments over money, taxes, and power between ______________________ and the ____________________________. ____________________________ – The legislative (law making) group representing the __________________________. Why Was There a Civil War? Parliament and the King argued over _______________________, ________________________, and _____________________________. These problems began in 1215 when King John signed the ____________________________________ which limited his power as king. Magna Carta (Great Charter) – An English document that states that the king is not ___________________________________ 400 years after the Magna Carta was signed, _____________________________________ was ruling England with absolute authority and ignored Parliament’s requests for power. He was basically pretending that the Magna Carta didn’t exist The Road to War When _______________________________________ took the throne after his father, James I, he also refused to let Parliament have any power.

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Page 1: The English Civil War, Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution · 2018-09-05 · – Glorious Revolution – established that a ruler’s power comes from _____ and not God this

Name _______________________________________________________ Date ____________________

The English Civil War, Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution

Let’s Start With England…

• England had a civil war against the absolute power of the

monarchy.

• Why? Arguments over money, taxes, and power between

______________________ and the

____________________________.

– ____________________________ – The legislative (law making) group

representing the __________________________.

Why Was There a Civil War?

• Parliament and the King argued over _______________________,

________________________, and

_____________________________.

• These problems began in 1215 when King John signed the

____________________________________ which limited his

power as king.

– Magna Carta (Great Charter) – An English document that states that the king is not

___________________________________

• 400 years after the Magna Carta was signed, _____________________________________

was ruling England with absolute authority and ignored Parliament’s requests for power.

– He was basically pretending that the Magna Carta didn’t exist

The Road to War

• When _______________________________________ took the throne after his father,

James I, he also refused to let Parliament have any power.

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Name _______________________________________________________ Date ____________________

The English Civil War, Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution

• In 1629, he ___________________________________________________ of their

meeting place and refused to let them back in for Eleven Years! (They called it the

_____________________________________________.)

The Road to War

• Charles I and Parliament often fought over money and raising taxes.

– At one point Charles created a

_________________________________________ and one of the

members of parliament, John Hampden, refused to pay!

– He was found guilty, but he was a __________________________

of standing up to the king.

• Over time, the fights got bigger and eventually Charles tried to ____________________

_____________members of Parliament.

War Begins

• Since __________________________________ represents the ___________________,

many saw the arrests as an attack on the people of England.

• Civil war broke out between the supporters of Charles I

(The ______________________________) and supporters of Parliament

(______________________________________________) in 1642.

• The New Model Army was led by __________________________________________.

War Ends

• The New Model Army __________________________

Charles I and the Royalists

• Charles was tried, found guilty and was

_____________________________!

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Name _______________________________________________________ Date ____________________

The English Civil War, Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution

After the War

• After Charles I was executed, _______________________________________ became the

leader of England

• He was a very strong leader and ruled with unlimited power as

_______________________________________ (military dictator)

• Over time, the English citizens grew tired of Oliver Cromwell’s

government because of his enforcement of strict

____________________________________.

• During the timeframe between the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution, England

was known as ______________________________________________________

Restoration

When Cromwell died, his son took over, but he was so weak that he resigned after less than

a year

In 1660, ______________________________________ was invited to come back to the

throne. (He was the son of the beheaded king, Charles 1).

_______________________________________________- The time period when the

monarchy was restored to England.

Known as the “__________________________________________________.”

Charles II’s Reign

• Only three significantly bad events happened during the reign of Charles II

– 1665: Thousands of Londoners were killed by the

_________________________

– One year later (1666), a ____________________________

destroyed the heart of London

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Name _______________________________________________________ Date ____________________

The English Civil War, Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution

– 1667: the Dutch navy sailed up the Thames and burned part of the English

_____________________

Problems in England Again…

• When Charles II died his son, ________________________________ took over.

• King James II (______________________________) and the British Parliament were

fighting for power…like his grandfather!

England’s Glorious Revolution

• The English Parliament (the legislative body representing the people) joined together with

_______________________________ of Orange and

_____________________________ (his daughter) and forced James II to give up the

throne

• This event was called the ___________________________________________________

– Glorious Revolution – established that a ruler’s power comes from

_______________________________________ and not God

this __________________________government in England.

After the Glorious Revolution

• William and Mary became king and queen but had little power.

• Most of the power was in the hands of the English Parliament .

• _________________________________________ were protected

under the ________________________________________________

• England became a __________________________________________________

– A government ruled by a king or queen that is limited by a constitution